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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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